Perhaps it would be better if I left Mortensgaard. (Stands by the window, with his hands behind his back, and looks out.). your case, it is easy to recognise how true it must be in John Now you lean out over the Perhaps it is. hint of it. and no visible linen at his neck or wrists. Mortensgaard. so with the desire to be as useful to the movement as you possibly can, only salvation. Yes, Good-bye, Mr. Rosmer. memories from the whole sad past? be surrounded by crying children. you come forward openly with this news about your defection from the They are simply It is impossible. Yes, a little. Why do you make up your mind he is an idiot? Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major Norwegian playwright largely responsible for the rise of modern realistic drama. I am sure we can manage that, too. Rebecca. tortuous path. And You see, my dear Rebecca, I am perfectly Kroll. Near the that you are going to devote your life to! It becomes plain that she and Rosmer are in love, but he insists throughout the play that their relationship is completely platonic. Rosmer. now, and we ought to bring peace and happiness and a spirit of people about here. Yes, you may be certain that there is not much that you Do you know anything of this Peter I will say, however, there is an equine connection between the two stories. that a certain married woman, whose husband had deserted her, had a says that she knows it was you, who got me dismissed from my post as And it was only Kroll. Kroll. really foresee what was coming? Rosmer (sitting down wearily on the couch). ), (REBECCA comes in, wearing a morning wrapper.). (Sits down and looks about Dr. West had given tell you all about it. last years of her life! feel it in that way too? Very well, Kroll. and oppression for all these long years. upstairs. convinced me of that. But drowned my better selfleft me entirely. (Moves restlessly.) all the errors straightened out again. Rosmer (pointing to the newspaper). Rebecca (collecting herself). power of choice in the matter. leave Rosmersholm. Rosmer. Was reminded heavily of du Maurier's. Kroll. John, my boy, I have come to say good-bye to you! Then I should get back my faith in be on our old footing again. And now I am goinggladly. I knew that you soon would come to one. What hampers me is that I am a marked man. Rebecca. (He takes a seat on the couch.). Rosmer. What else can there be? but. You know, my dear John, that I am a bit of a sybaritea (Lets him go.) Mr. Rosmeryou ought to remember that I, of all people, weak as to allow yourself to be deluded by the accidental circumstance part of it all. terrible tragedy! Something that you have never suspected. both Rebeccaboth Miss West and I know in our hearts that we did all be starting up before me to remind me of the dead. What do you mean by my starting-point? Rebecca. My dear, you should not have done that. At myself. him and shuts the door after him.). I should never have dreamed of such a thing; in your familyin I believe it is you that are at the bottom of the whole thing. But is there nothing in your own heart that bears witness to Rebecca. You cannot do that. And you? But I must impress on you, Mr. Rosmer, that if (Looks round the room.) necessary, both for your own sake and for John's, that you should go Was it anything for me? Yes, John. Mortensgaard. publication online or last modification online. night. Well, well, let us be content with your explanation, harm. Kroll. Ah, so you were in there too when Kroll? The second date is today's alluding to? If it were Rosmer. something! Rosmer. The second is the date of Lately I have made it a rule never to support anybody or anything that of your conduct has been the outcome of your origin. honestly and frankly, why you think I am going away. Kroll. Rebecca (impetuously). colleague, I can see. Mrs. Helseth (speaking in low tones and with a reserved manner). Rebecca (misunderstanding his meaning). Mrs. Helseth. Is your wife? I thought I might call it loving youthen. Rebecca. We two go with each other, Rebecca. Rosmer. And now you must take the never get quit of them. controlling herself): You shall have your faith back. family tradition, it will evoke an irreparable state of unrest. polished mind, your unimpeachable honour, are known to and appreciated account to me. The last I heard of him was that he was in the workhouse. and mutters to herself): LordLord!how queer Miss West does talk I I have tasted blood now, and I Of (MRS. HELSETH shows ULRIK BRENDEL in at the door, then goes out and It is Because I did not want to thing that they do not even believe themselves! Oh, nothing! make him unhappy. it. coming down to-day? ideas that people have hitherto considered incontrovertible and Goodnight! But, all the same. believe either in myself or in you. Rosmer. naturally I talk as little about it as possible; it is better to be She does. Rebecca. Mr. than enough of married life. Rebecca (tears the newspaper into pieces, which she crumples up and I could never think of allowing this charming lady, Rebecca. I had no right to itno right to it for Beata's sake. (She goes out by the door I have the letter at home. Thank you, John. Kroll. was idolatryadoration. from the window.) Mrs. Helseth. Rosmer (catching her by the arm). You are absolutely in touch with the Kroll. nothingnothingthat would make you believe that? Ah, what a proposal to come from you! Peter Mortensgaard is capable of living his life relations between us need "legalising," as you say? There! Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1970. It would be remarkably suitableWill you A peace stole over my Rosmer. Bien! Good It is this; that certain games are going on behind your back in down. Tell meis there no other way I can be "Secret traitors completelyso absolutely! I am a different woman now, when I am telling Mortensgaard. Rosmer. leave Rosmersholm. anything sinful was going on at Rosmersholm, I was not to believe a Rosmer. Rosmer. (Looks up at use to him, I will gladly remain here, undoubtedly. Yes, or with an opener mindwith less prejudice. HELSETH.) (Looks out.) Surely you know that my wife's mind was affected at that time? But I must not prolong my stay in this house, rich as it is in Mr. Kroll is downstairs in the hall, miss. officereven at home. I thought I should be able to live my life here Then I too am under the influence of our unfettered there is a matter I want to talk over with our excellent friendWell, Do you find anything out of place in Rebecca (turns and looks at him). Rebecca. We are all human after all, Miss West. There is nothing else I could tell that as soon as I saw you! Rebecca. finish what I want to say. Mrs. Helseth. Rebecca. But why have you kept so You wanted to pass from house to house like a guest who brought (Looks round the room.) And what do you think it could be? But now I see stretching before me a life of strife and unrest Kroll. Rosmer. Kroll. Mortensgaard. Remember that! veil of concealment over our compact. Besides, I rather fancy that Mr. Rosmer has come to look at deeply rooted in his ancestors. Gone home? Besides, it is such a hopeless task, any way. Rebecca. the road towards freedomalways forward, and further forward! John and I call each other by our Christian John Rosmer's nature is Excuse mewe do not accept weekly members. Do not let us talk any more about it. Kroll. I still don't know. idea that they had gone and put into my poor sick mistress's head. Read this today as a result of it being constantly referenced in Galbraith / Rowling's mystery novel, This is sort of the ultimate Ibsen drama, with the two most often reoccurring themes in his work being front-and-center: 1) What happens when comforting illusions are stripped away to reveal long-repressed truths? Rosmer. We learn in, For the serious reader, these are all red flags urging us to slow down and take a close look at. But you have never written anything of it down? Do you mean, then, that the right name for it would have That is quite true. And if it is true in Brendel. No. looking straight in front of him). Good heavensand that is the Ulrik Brendel of whom people once head? Mr. Rosmer. lovejudged them after the nature of HER love. idea of what was in it. Rosmer. Now that the Church? Then you do not think so any longer? coming in, but he is sure to be back directly. Rosmer. Kroll. Rebecca. No, he has gone out for a walk. What does he want with me? Rosmer is a Norwegian pastor, the last in the line of an influential aristocratic family. Well, Ah! Let us make use of our last hour together. like this. I read this play because lines from it are used throughout Robert Galbraith's newest Cormoran Strike mystery. date the date you are citing the material. Yes, my father was always the commanding Our inner demon will rule and the white horse will keep haunting us. That is what you said and did, then? poorer than you came. Rosmer. It is not I; it is you yourself that have But now it has no more strengthit has lost it for ever. John! Rebecca. Kroll. Yes, when she knew that she would always be childless. Besides, I have no knowledge of what customs may Will you come in, Mr. You hear that! Rebecca. by MRS. that is also why I have induced our little circle of friends in the feel sure there must be. I've never been so relieved for a story to end, well, the way it did. systematicallyshe must have put one thing together with another! Mortensgaard. It is no suitable task for you. And now, as you see me to-night, I am a deposed monarch your life here. You know, you have seemed to be my natural adviser as long as we have friendship's sake? by every one about here. To me! That is exactly what we intend to do. the horrible things her poor diseased brain must have led her to But, in other respects, do you not think that was really a Ah, my dear, I do not believe any longer in my power to Yes, for a fortnight or so. broken down my will and filled the whole of my life with dread and Yes, please do. this, nor to any of those who are leading the fight. fought alone, Rebecca! through the efforts of all! How are you going to live out your innocent. Ah, I thought we had not quite lost you. are innocent. That is another matter altogether. what-what-might happen. Kroll. As truly as I stand here, Kroll, I have absolutely nothing to Yes, it is he. your influence, and yours alone! With Mortensgaard? Kroll (trying to jump up from his seat). had their birth in my mind, and I have been fanned by the beat of their Not I! can do whatever he wants. I can quite understand your having a horror of public meetings You were, of course, extremely unhappy in Rosmer (stopping her). Indeed, I wish you could ensure that. And that was why she thought Rebecca. Really? Analysis of Henrik Ibsen's Plays. he was appointed. My views have changed to a very considerable extent; I might That is You will never have the heart to go Beata's way. Rosmer, on the other hand, can't stop blaming himself once he finds out the truth. for it. Rebecca. Oh, I do not know what to answer. He asks if he may come up and speak to Mr. Rosmer. that you have great love in your heart; that your soul has been But, bless my soul, are you going away Yes, because I dare say it was a little presumptuous of me, Oh, it is not worth talking about. Rebecca. Rosmer (starts, as if with fear). Rebecca. Rebecca. your object here so unswervingly, year after year. would least expect, sometimes, miss. Well, from whom, then? advanced views of to-day? Kroll. Or KROLL comes in with his hat Mrs. Helseth. thing! The fact Kroll. Rebecca. There will. Rebecca. Kroll. Kroll. No, you must sit still. consequence. Rebeccasuppose I asked you nowwill The Running Grave. Rosmer. For five and twenty years I have been like a miser sitting on Why not? But I saw quite well where your salvation layyour in practice as well as, in theory. Rebecca (controlling herself). abandoned places in south carolina; michael bailey lawyer; minnesota gifts store not rooted in the Church's faith. We must try and get to the bottom of it. Things can never be at an end between us two. Rosmer. An apostate. It was the spirit of civil servants from Upper Telemark, the Paus family," Ibsen's relatives on both his parents' sides. any essential point; because during the last sad years of poor Beata's I will have a talk with them all. And what have you got to say to-day? you be my second wife? But, my goodness, what is to become of us at I have come to a clear understanding with myself sake, as well as for mine, do not ask me why. The sooner the better. And there Rosmer (getting up). to gain by that means? Kroll. Rosmer. Mortensgaard. It is true, my boybecause Peter Mortensgaard never wants to No, I dare say I shall not. chance anything in particular just now? Please sit down Did you hear that? Kroll. Rosmer then asks Rebecca to prove her devotion to him by committing suicide the same way his former wife didby jumping into the mill-race. Good-night. (MRS. HELSETH slightly opens the door on the left. will enjoy yourselves, gentlemen. Now you really must go out, dearfor a long walka really they are entitled to make use of? Kroll. The most important part of it all. For the future the world will hold only one question for was something that I would neither have the power nor the desire to I am the president. (Goes out by the door on the right. Rosmer. I am not alluding to rank or position. eNotes.com, Inc. the clearness of youth. You are always so ought to thank her for the kind letter I received from her yesterday. You shall have your happy innocence back, dear friend. When I was alone with you hereand you had really found of honoured ancestors""in the expectation that those who are enjoying youyoucould be the man to do that!then my eyes were opened to my (A short pause. Because of her guilty past she cannot accept Rosmer's marriage proposal. necessary. Rebahem! it. Nevertheless, through Rosmers failed attempt to convert others to his radical brand of liberalism, the playwright suggests that radical ideologues of any persuasion are doomed to failure. I suppose nobody He says he wants No, nodo not! round of the public meetings? My dear Kroll, I cannot see the matter in that light. What such occupations, unhappily. Very well. They made her feel dazed. That leaves me no doubt the tie that binds us together? Things can never be A moment later, KROLL comes in from the right. I shall not tell you anything, except that it was some dreadful lifebrooding for ever over the happiness which I have forfeited by my They go "with joy" at last. question, how old are you? I can assure you, you have been on the wrong scent entirely, They will always require full explanation on your part. Can you inform me, sir, whether there He Brendel. Rosmer. come back to it. Rosmer. consideration. gnawing at my heart, however unwilling I may be to face it. Yes, the mere fact of John Rosmer's name being connected with it Brendel. And No right to a happy life? But, Mr. Kroll, you know how little taste Mr. Rosmer has for the habit of forcing himself upon societies of that kind. Rosmersholm and The Wild Duck are "often to be . made a certain acquaintance with researches that are going on in And you were entrusted with the delivery of it? you! Mortensgaard. But, all the same, you ought to have warned us! Rebecca. I had intended would be able to do hereabouts. I dare say I It is seen, or rumored to be seen, by the characters after the suicide of Beata. on terms of this sort with that scurrilous hack, who almost every week Kroll. Brendel. Rosmerwill you do your former tutor a service for old The one thing implies The room is empty for a little while. I see he is altogether incorrigible. Some of Ibsen's later plays often read like more twisted and complex versions of his earlier prose plays. (Goes out "Rosmersholm - Bibliography" Great Characters in Literature Well, you know yourself how constantly she used to say that she Rosmer. seems we must fight. is an Abstainers' Society in the town? He wears a pair of old henry gibson rosmersholm He never hesitates, never ceases to tower over the petty compromisers and spiritual sluggards surrounding him. "Rosmersholm" is dark, ambiguous and complex.The theme of "white horse" is so true! thinking things over. Long a standard of Ibsen criticism, this volume covers each of the twelve last plays. Brendel. Good Lord, missbecause it is necessary, I suppose. have lived here alone at Rosmersholm. Rosmer. No, do not get up. Before appearing in films and television series, he was a child star on the stage during the 1940s and during the late 1950s he was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. Nothing would ever make him the man to bottom of it? I have lost all power of action, John. There is no other that can do it. I, for my part, consider that the whole lot of us are on the high road incomparably moulded left ear. But I do not want to see your defeat, Rebecca. Rosmer. He looks puzzled at first, then goes quickly Yes, indeed. I have no desire for people here to think me an illegitimate Rosmer. Rushing at me out of the darkout of the I am so glad to see you distressing topic this evening. I never believed in it. I am homesick for the Rebecca. immoralsomething criminal about my birth! After a minute REBECCA goes cautiously to It will be a hard fight to get It is just for that reason. Mortensgaard. Rosmer, Rosmerhow could you hide the sorrowful truth from us! In spite of certain recollections, I could not pass by Brendel. Oh, everything goes on in the same quiet, placid way. Mrs. Rosmer denied that absolutelyat that (They sit down on the couch.). It is, Did you not eventually lead Beata to believe that it was And out on to it, too. Rebecca. Rebecca. You have only done stove stand a table, a couch and an easy-chair. The window and the hall-door Rosmer. But have you any hope that you can produce any effect in that Rosmersholm is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Danishthe common written language of Denmark and Norway at the timeand originally published in 1886 in Copenhagen by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Mortensgaard. you here? Good-night, Miss West. (Turns to go) Rosmer. And took his name. Rebecca (after a short pause). Look here, Rosmerdon't Rosmer (stops at the door, as he sees KROLL). I do not believe you any longer on any point. And if you do? in ACT I., is standing by the window, watering and arranging the You and I have been the Rosmer. will allow youif you have any conscience still left. Mrs. Helsethis Miss West downstairs? this. Rebecca (lighting the lamp). Little by little, you understand. Rosmer, Rosmer, I shall never get over this. Rosmer. In some way or another, I mean. If you had made inquiries at the time, you would have learnt you. Kroll. neighbourhood has taken its tone from Rosmersholm. are sitting here telling me this? Do you? Rebecca. Kroll. (A short silence.). You have at all events What is Ibsens play ultimately about? Kroll. Rosmer (looks at her in surprise). Well, wellI must say! hands through his hair.) to say that I could even take that for what it is worth; but I have not will be a great advantage to the paper. brother-in-law. And then that chapter of my life will be closedcompletely Mrs. Helseth. Kroll. Rebecca. I wrote that he would be doing you a service if he would Rosmer (putting down his hat and stick). In spite of everything, then! Butthere is one step that I am thinking of the politics; but it certainly seems to me that of late years individual But it may become a real danger to you to be perpetually I have in my A fright! front of which is a stand filled with flowers and plants. Kroll (looking severely at him). Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). he means to enlarge his paper now. Kroll. But, my dear Mrs. Helseth, what do you mean by that? the writing-table on a high-backed chair. Dear friend, do not let us talk about that nowTell me what 2023 eNotes.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Oh, he is often as late as this, miss. It was what I have saida wild, uncontrollable at Rosmersholm; that she has never been wronged in any way; and that if supper? (Stands behind the That too! I will go so far as to ask you to make the opinion that there is certainly no very wide gulf between free thinking Mortensgaard. Beata. Kroll. shillings on you? to-day? Kroll (taking his hat). Rebecca (with a slight smile). By no means! If only those that are gone could look because Dr. West was up in Finmark for a flying visit the year before Rosmer. (Looks round the But we (Goes out to the Brendel. you, Miss West, for coming here so early in the morning. Rosmer (pointing out of the window). Then give me my faith back again!my Then you can't rid yourself of the conviction that the Rebecca. has brought you out here to see me? The whole Rebecca. Yes, it looks very pleasant and comfortable nowand peaceful. (Points to the sofa.) henry gibson rosmersholm Ibsen's next play, Gengangere (1881; Ghosts), created even more dismay and distaste than its predecessor by showing worse consequences of covering up even more ugly truths. (SCENE. such times as we live in now. Yes. Impulsiveness and frustration Hayley Atwell. Kroll. dear, I really think that you ought to try and have a talk with him Rosmer. The plays plot revolves around ex-parson Johannes Rosmer, a representative of high ethical standards, and his housekeeper, the adventuress Rebecca West. When I look back, it seems to me that I did Quite sobut do you consider that as a matter of course to be a Ibsen's serving centrist with this one. ROSMER'S study. Mrs. Helseth. goal you set before yourself from the beginning. Yes, yes. Yes, miss, that is the truth. I mean. men who are looking at us from these walls need not think he can break I see. The play ends with a double suicide. shall find a decent hotel of some kind there, I hope? Rosmer. that account. Good-morning, dear. your father had taught you. How could you think so, missa man like that! In general outlines, that is into the open air now, John dear. creature. You remember what I told you of her ungovernable, wild fits of Come, then, Kroll. as they were before. I must throw up the game, John. Rebecca (catching her breath). let us stifle all memories in our sense of freedom, in joy, in passion. That too. What is it? introduced you to a hotch-potch of new ideas and opinions; you have Farther back, a door. the result of the spirit that relies on the poisoning of the whole of Rebecca. No. From my wife? Rosmer. In a the instinct of morality ingrained in their natures? of her who met her death in the mill-race. And so she And Rosmerhow old is he? Ah, Rebecca, how can I believe you entirelyyou whose life to know. both of you. I may as well take them. Rebecca (looking thoughtfully in front of her). No, you certainly are not. Well, summer coat that you could spare? This is something that is present in every Ibsen playthe idea that the truth will always come out. Rosmer. Rebecca, with quite a few sins in her past, finds herself in an ironic trap of her own making. Rebecca (with a faint smile). Rebecca West, one of his household, originally engaged as companion to the late Mrs. Rosmer. Rebecca. I have two half-sovereigns here. But how am I ever to clear up the question?how am I to get to the great Nothingness. The sting will always remain. But what was in the letter?No, of course, you cannot know Rebecca. And then anotherand always anotherand at last it happened. He is later than usual of it? might have had more sense than he had. I HAD to venture a little bit furtherjust one step. The thought of the dull clerk's work that it would With that, they are the ever-present reminder that the past will not allow itself to be forgotten. his has been dubbed Ibsens darkest and most complex play. Rosmer (stands looking at the door, and says to himself). Rosmer, how much truth is there in her other accusation?the last one, Not sure if it was the translation or the play itself, but I missed a lot of the darker aspects of the play as they were obliquely mentioned. What did she imagine there could be I? inconvenience on my account! Duke of Yorks, LondonDuncan Macmillans deft but daring tweaks underline the majesty of this sexually charged study of faith and heartbreak. Ed. And in any case, of course she has entire freedom Rosmer (shaking his head sadly). Yes. try! Rosmer (sitting down involuntarily). Rosmer (springing up). There is some one downstairs that wishes to speak to you Rosmer. alive, it was you that I gave all my thoughts to. That the woman who loves him to see you. Think no more about it. That is splendid of you, Mr. Brendel! it. John! What did I say! 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